This study aims to verify whether epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the cervical spinal cord can activate muscles of the upper limbs in people with hemiplegia following a stroke.
Between 20 and 70 years of age
First-ever clinical manifest stroke
Right or left hemiparesis
Scores higher than 7 and lower than 45 on the Fugl-Meyer scale.
Pregnancy or breast feeding.
Have Major depressive disorder.
Had a mental illness within one year or been treated in the past.
Have significant cognitive impairment (MMSE<24) or serious disease that could affect the ability to participate in study activities.